When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
DEREK JETERI go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that’s to win.
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The Yankees have strict rules. You can have a mustache but no other facial hair.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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I’ve been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn’t nervous and there’s no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.
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You don’t just accidentally show up in the World Series.
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I can see how people work out to feel better.
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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we’re playing a game. It’s a business, it’s our job, but I don’t think you can do well unless you’re having fun.
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You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams – I’m not knocking other teams – but there’s only one shortstop on the Yankees.
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